James Philip O'Connolly (23 February 1926, in Birmingham – December 1986, in Hythe) was an English actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known as the associate producer of many of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries b-films made at Merton Park Studios in the early 1960s, though he also directed a number of other low budget British movies, including The Hi-Jackers (1963), Smokescreen (1964), and Tower of Evil (1972), as well as several episodes of The Saint. Credits The Astonished Heart (1950) - 3rd AD Trio (1950) - assistant director The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) - 3rd AD The Man in the White Suit (1951) - 3rd AD Secret People (1952) - 3rd AD Mandy (1952) - assistant director I Believe in You (1952) - 3rd AD The Gentle Gunman (1952) - 2nd AD Laxdale Hall (1953) - 2nd AD Personal Affair (1953) - 2nd unit director The Blazing Caravan (1954) (short) - production assistant The Dark Stairway (1954) (short) - production assistant Passenger to Tokyo (1954) (short) - production assistant The Diamond Wizard (1954) aka The Diamond - associate producer, assistant director Child's Play (1954) -2nd AD The Brain Machine (1955) - 1st AD The Strange Case of Blondie (1955) (short) - production assistant Night Plane to Amsterdam (1955) (short) - production assistant The Love Match (1955) -assistant director Little Red Monkey (1955) - production manager The Deadliest Sin (1955) aka Confession - production manager The Atomic Man (1955) aka Timeslip - production manager Murder Anonymous (1955) (short) - production manager Dial 999 (1955) - production manager The Wall of Death (1956) (short) - production manager The Case of the River Morgue (1956) (short) - production manager Destination Death (1956) (short) - production manager Persons Unknown (1956) (short) - production manager The Intimate Stranger (1956) aka Finger of Guilt - production manager The Counterfeit Plan (1957) - production manager The Lonely House (1957) (short) - production manager Bullet from the Past (1957) (short) - production manager Inside Information (1957) (short) - production manager Scotland Yard Dragnet (1957) aka The Hypnotist - production manager The Case of The Smiling Widow (1957) (short) - production manager Man in the Shadow (1957) - production manager The Mail Van Murder (1957) (short) - production manager The White Cliffs Mystery (1957) (short) - associate producer The Tyburn Case (1957) (short) - associate producer Night Crossing (1957) (short) - associate producer Escapement (1958) aka The